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    #156: The Silly Season

    August 28th, 2017 · 94 minutes

    Special guest Merlin Mann joins Jason to talk about Apple event rumors, why we care about Apple kremlinology, our approaches to keeping and deleting files in our digital libraries, and Jason's recent 11-day road trip to the total eclipse.

    Guest Starring: Merlin Mann

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    Links and Show Notes

    Membership - Relay FM
    Episode #187 – Fateful Findings The Flop House
    Accidental Tech Podcast: 236: Irresponsible Use of Infinite Terabytes
    Apple event Sept. 12?
    DaisyDisk - Analyze disk usage and free up disk space on Mac
    Mac Backup Software | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software
    SuperDuper!
    NOVA - Official Website | Eclipse Over America
    Liftoff #54: Live from the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse - Relay FM
    Notes from a road trip - Six Colors
    The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 198, With Special Guest Jason Snell